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Sudan’s new cabinet faces daunting challenges

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SUDAN

The cabinet deviates sharply from the more technocratic cabinets under the transition thus far, as armed opposition and political leaders have now been brought into a much…

Transition is unlikely to revive the Malian economy

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MALI

Mali’s economy has suffered a double blow in recent months from ECOWAS sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic, amidst political turbulence and ongoing insecurity. The country ranks…

The prospect of renewed conflict looms in Juba

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SOUTH SUDAN

The escalation in conflict risks fuelling further violence in the capital and around the country. The fighting is detrimental to an ailing peace agreement and the economy.

Sudan will struggle to overcome economic emergency

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SUDAN

In principle, Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok’s transitional cabinet has prioritised economic stabilisation and reform. In practice, reforms have stalled and conditions continue to…

New cabinet will struggle to improve Haiti’s politics

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HAITI

The assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July, surging violent crime and a weak economy have left the unpopular acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, struggling to establish…

New deadline dilemma looms in South Sudan

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SOUTH SUDAN

Little progress has been made since then, including on critical security arrangements, and the parties have given little indication of willingness or capacity to end the deadlock.

Rising pressures will hamper Nepal government

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NEPAL

The impasse ended with an agreement on forming a probe commission. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’) is trying to manage the fallout from other controversies as…

Burundi leader's defiance raises odds of escalation

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BURUNDI

At least 18 people are known to have died in a series of protests that followed President Pierre Nkurunziza's April 25 announcement that he would run for a third term in June 26…

Zimbabwe's new government will cement ZANU-PF hold

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ZIMBABWE

His proposals, which include an amendment to economic indigenisation policies, came just a week after new President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced his first cabinet in the aftermath…

South Sudan's politics constrains the economic outlook

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SOUTH SUDAN

In practice, politics remains mired in factional corruption, and the economy is stagnant. Poverty and food insecurity levels are alarmingly high, and other human development…